Net flux of nutrients across the rumen wall of lactating dairy cows as influenced by dietary supplements of folic acid

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 6116-6122

  Girard, C L ^a   Benchaar, C ^a   Chiquette, J ^a   Desrochers, A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Folic acid; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 70849125675     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2351     Document Type: Article

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